Minecraft Fortune Enchantment Guide

Enchantments are meant to bright up your Minecraft journey!

It’s hard to get bored when you play games like Minecraft.

There are always plenty of activities to do.

For example, you can get your shovel, axe, or sword, and collect resources in the game world.

Although at first mining blocks for a while is more than enough, the truth is that you’ll slowly realize that certain blocks are really hard to find.

And, as you guessed, these blocks and more items are actually the most useful in the game.

That’s why you need Enchantments, more specifically, that’s why you need Fortune.

Continuing game guides topics on our website, today we are going to provide you with the info you need about:

• What is Minecraft Fortune?;
• Why you should have enchanted tools as soon as possible;
• How to get and use a tool enchanted with Fortune.

What Is Fortune in Minecraft?

Fortune is a Minecraft Enchantment that can be applied to certain weapons and tools, such as a pickaxe or a shovel.

Many players consider the Fortune enchantment in Minecraft to be one of the best enchantments in the game.

While other enchantments, such as Smite and Sharpness, are useful in fights against mobs, Fortune is meant to help you drop valuable resources for your adventure.

What Does Fortune Do in Minecraft?

The main objective of the Fortune Enchantment is to increase the good block drop rate when you start mining gravel or other materials.

With Fortune, a mining user drops more gold, diamonds, diamond ore, sweet berries, and other valuable blocks.

Likewise, the Fortune Enchantment also helps you to get more apples, seeds, sea lanterns, wheat seeds and more things that usually don’t drop that often.

That being said, with the Minecraft Fortune enchantment, you have a better chance of getting a block or resource while using your pickaxe and other tools.

Minecraft Fortune I, Fortune II, and Fortune III

There are three different levels of the Fortune Enchantment.

As you might guess, when you break blocks using Fortune, there’s a maximum number of resources that will drop.

The three levels are:

• Fortune I: it increases your luck by an average of 25%. Thus, breaking blocks will give you slightly more chances of getting diamonds, gold ore, and other valuable drops;
• Fortune II: it increases your chances of getting all kinds of drops (such apples and resources) more regularly;
• Fortune III: a Fortune III pickaxe will greatly improve your look. This is the highest level of the Fortune Enchantment. It can give you up to four diamonds every time you go mining with a Fortune III maximum level tool.

How to Get Fortune in Minecraft?

Now that you know what the Fortune Enchantment is for, it’s time to know how to get it.

As you know, the Enchanting Table is the main place where you can find any enchantment you want.

Nonetheless, the Fortune Enchantment might as well be found in the form of an Enchanted Book in Minecraft.

Step 1: Go to the Enchanting Table

First, go to the Enchanting Table. Every single enchantment, including Fortune l, II, and Fortune III, are applied on these tables.

Nonetheless, note those enchantments that are used on weapons instead of tools can also be applied using an Anvil.

Step 2: Surround the Table by Bookshelves

Surrounding the Enchanting Table with bookshelves is Enchantment 101.

This will significantly increase your chances of getting better Enchantments in Minecraft!

Step 3: Use Experience and Lapis Lazuli on the Enchantment Table

Now, the Fortune Enchantment will appear on the Enchanting screen.

You need to power up the table with lapis lazuli and experience.

Otherwise, you will be limited to most basic enchantments, which are frankly not that good.

Step 4: Enchant a Tool with Fortune

The best thing about Fortune is the fact that it can be used on elemental items, such as an axe, a pickaxe, or a shovel.

Naturally, the item you choose depends on your goals.

Do you want to start breaking blocks right away to get sweet ore drops? Enchant your pickaxe.

Do you want to break trees in order to get more fruits? Then enchant your axe.

Just put the tool right there and let the table do its magic.

There you go! Let fortune be with you always!

That’s all you need to know about Fortune in Minecraft - for more related info, check out other blog posts.

Minecraft Fortune FAQ

Can I Use the Silk Touch Enchantment with Fortune?

No. Fortune and Silk Touch are mutually exclusive. Hence, you can’t use Silk Touch at the same time you have Fortune - you shall pick only one.

Can the Fortune Enchant Give You More Xp?

No. Users believe that Fortune Gives You More Xp in Minecraft, but the truth is that it doesn’t.

Nonetheless, it can help you a lot, so go read our related blog post so you can learn more about this matter.